Hong Kong asks Britain for details on death of man charged with spying for China
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Hong Kong asks Britain for details on death of man charged with spying for China
HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - A top Hong Kong government official has urged Britain to let the public "know the truth" about the unexplained death of a man who had been charged by British prosecutors with aiding the Asian financial hub's foreign intelligence service.
Algernon Yau, Hong Kong's Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, met Britain's deputy counsel-general to discuss the incident and express concern about the death according to a statement from the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, released late on Thursday.
A British government spokesman said it would be inappropriate to comment with a police investigation in progress.
British police are investigating the death of Matthew Trickett, 37, a former Royal Marine who worked as an immigration officer and private investigator. He was found dead in a park on Sunday in Maidenhead, west of London.
Later on Friday, Thames Valley Police said after a post-mortem that it could confirm the death was not being treated as suspicious.
Trickett was charged with two others earlier this month with offences under Britain's National Security Act, a law passed last year that brought in new measures to target threats from foreign states.
He had been granted bail at a May 13 court hearing along with Chung Biu Yuen, 63, an office manager at the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London, and Chi Leung Wai, 38, also known as Peter Wai, who works as a UK Border Force officer.
